Chapter 1404: Chapter 1405 An Yiqing Breaks the Formation (5)
Back when Chiang Yu was deciphering the Eighteen Golden Figures Formation, it took him a whole week. At that time, everyone thought he had died inside the formation, but who knew a week later, a full-bearded Chiang Yu with a face covered in dust would stagger out from the array.
Since then, several people have tried to break the formation, but they all ended up trapped inside. As for An Yiqing, she might become the second Chiang Yu, or possibly the next soul trapped within the formation.
As time ticked away, the entire morning had passed. The elderly Xuanqing Sect elders sitting in the stands couldn’t endure the long sitting and were helped away from the training ground. Only Long Zaitian, the Shao Brothers, and several core members of the Xuanqing Sect remained seated in the stands, intently watching An Yiqing.
Chiang Yu didn’t leave because he was worried that An Yiqing might get trapped inside the formation; Long Zaitian and the Shao Brothers stayed because they feared An Yiqing might cheat.
As the warm orange sun slowly set behind the mountains, Shao Qiang, who had been patiently sitting in his chair, finally couldn’t hold back.
"Damn! Why hasn’t she come out yet? Is that girl just standing there asleep? Could she have already run out of breath?" Shao Qiang, not understanding the intricacies of the formation, only saw An Yiqing move three steps in an entire day and thought she was done for.
Chiang Yu shot Shao Qiang a cold glance. Though he said nothing, the contempt in his eyes was unmistakable.
Shao Xing saw Chiang Yu’s look, his expression darkened, and gave Shao Qiang a fierce glare. The two brothers had dropped out of school at a young age and mixed with rough crowds, never receiving much education. Whenever they interacted with educated people like Chiang Yu, they couldn’t help feeling an inexplicable inferiority, making Shao Xing very upset, thinking Chiang Yu looked down on him.
So, when he saw Chiang Yu casting that disdainful look at Shao Qiang, his anger boiled over.
"Shao Qiang, no one’s taking you for a mute if you don’t speak! If you don’t understand the formation, just sit and watch carefully, what are you blabbering about for? Afraid your jokes aren’t enough, huh?" Shao Xing, face darkened, scolded coldly.
Shao Qiang, scolded harshly by Shao Xing, dared not retort and reluctantly sat down.
At this moment, Long Zaitian, who had been silent, blinked his eyes slightly and suddenly spoke.
"It’s late today, I’ll head back to rest and come again tomorrow."
Chiang Yu and the Shao Brothers quickly stood up, preparing to see Long Zaitian off.
As Long Zaitian walked down from the stands, he gave a meaningful glance in the direction of An Yiqing, then turned his silent gaze toward Chiang Yu.
"Military Advisor Chiang seems to have a good relationship with Miss An, so you’ll stand guard for her tonight!"
Chiang Yu’s body trembled, then he nodded slowly at Long Zaitian, "All according to your instructions."
A silent night, An Yiqing remained inside the Eighteen Golden Figures Formation the entire night. An Zhifeng and Zhang Yufeng, along with a few others, stayed immobile beside the formation, vigilantly alert to everything around them. Chiang Yu, whom Long Zaitian had arranged to stay for the vigil, instructed someone to bring a quilt and a reclining chair and spent the speechless night like this.
When the sun rose slowly from the horizon the next day, Chiang Yu opened his eyes promptly.
Sleepily, he looked at An Yiqing’s position, then his body shook and he woke up completely.
"How is this possible?" He suddenly stood up from the recliner, even unaware of the quilt falling to the ground.
He looked at An Yiqing in front of him, his face fully covered with disbelief! At the same time, there was even an excitement and joy in his eyes that even he could hardly detect!